Which bike to buy?
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Tonymufc wrote:Hi guys, I'm looking to upgrade to a new bike. I've got about £1500 to spend or there abouts. I was looking at the Specialized Tarmac Comp. Anyone have any other suggestions. All welcome, cheers Tony.
You cant go wrong at £1500. Just get a shortlist together and go to the shops who carry them in stock, preferably get a test ride and buy the one that you like best.
My shortlist was ;
Bianchi 928
Wilier Mortirolo Veloce
Specialized Tarmac Pro 2006 in sale
Scott Cr1
In the end I bought the Bianchi but looked and tried all 4, 3 of which were at Epic Cycles who were the best people I dealt with by far.
I ruled the Spec Comp 2008 out on the components for the money, and the Pro just wasnt cheap enough to justify buying a two year old bike.
Epic can build the Bianchi and Scott with good wheels and Ultegra for £1500 so I would think about speaking to them of visiting the shop.
Hope that helps,
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Yeah cheers mate . I was also looking at the Bianchi. Thats a damn fine looking bike. Once again cheers, Tony.0
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The current Bianchi range look great, they have always ridden great too.
What about looking on ebay for a 2nd hand bike? For £1500 you can get a real cracker of a bike.
For example;
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TREK-MADONE-5-5-OCLV-120-FULL-CARBON-FIBRE-ROAD-BIKE_W0QQitemZ250270769708QQihZ015QQcategoryZ33503QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Pinarello-F4-13_W0QQitemZ160262266083QQihZ006QQcategoryZ33503QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/look-585-size-medium_W0QQitemZ320275493394QQihZ011QQcategoryZ33503QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem0 -
a mate had a similar budget recently and went for a full carbon Trek. Never really been a fan of Treks but his looks a very nice bike for that sort of money. Worth a look I think. The Williers also look nice.Facts are meaningless, you can use facts to prove anything that's remotely true! - Homer0
